ALNMOUTH BY DRONE, MAY 2022

Alnmouth is a coastal village in Northumberland, England, situated 4 miles (6 km) east-south-east of Alnwick. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 562, reducing to 445 at the 2011 Census.
Located at the mouth of the River Aln, the village had a port supporting a small fishing industry and engaging in national and international trade. It was for a time a leading north-east centre for the export of grain and other foodstuffs, especially to London, and specialised in the import of timber and slate. These activities to some extent shaped the village, as granaries were constructed to store grain, and sawmills and a boatyard established to process wood and build ships.
Port activities declined at the end of the 19th century, in part because of the deterioration of the port due to the shifting and silting of the river estuary, in part as trade transferred to the railways. A notable change in the course of the river during a violent storm in 1806 resulted in the loss of the remains of the village's original church and disruption to the functioning of the port and industries.
With the coming of the railways, Alnmouth transformed into a coastal resort complete with one of the earliest English golf courses, a holiday camp, bathing houses, beach huts and spacious sea-view villas. In contemporary times, Alnmouth is a well conserved picturesque coastal resort and tourist attraction, lying within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Establishment and early history
Alnmouth was established as a village by William de Vesci, who was granted a charter in 1152 to hold court and establish a settlement on a 296-acre (120 ha) spit of land in the manor of Lesbury. Eustace de Vesci was granted royal permission to establish a port and a Wednesday fish market in 1207 or 1208.
What preceded the Norman village is less clear, although land at the mouth of the river is likely to have been used throughout antiquity, coastal plains being some of the first areas of recorded human settlement in Britain. A few flint tools from the Mesolithic period have been found, but no evidence has been found for the Neolithic period. A number of Bronze Age remains have been found including cist burials and a spear-head; and a presumed enclosure at the very north of the village is conjectured to be an Iron Age feature.
No Roman remains have been discovered, but it appears likely that the estuary was known and presumably used by the Romans. Ptolemy, writing in the 2nd century CE notes the river Alaunus, and the much later Ravenna Cosmography notes a place-name of Alauna. Alnmouth harbour would have been useful to the Romans, both to support military campaigns and to facilitate trade,[10][11] albeit the river is not navigable beyond Lesbury, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) upstream.
There is speculation that Adtwifyrdi or Adtuifyrdi ("at the two fords"), the name used by the Venerable Bede, refers to the estuary of the River Aln. Here, according to Bede's account in Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, Book IV, ch. 28, Archbishop Theodore presided over a synod in 684 in the presence of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria, at which bishop Tunberht of Hexham was deposed and St Cuthbert elected Bishop of Lindisfarne. The name "Alnmouth" derives from the Old English mūþa (mouth of river).
Resort
Alnmouth's Northumberland Street in the late 19th century.
The same view in 2013.
The effects of the port's decline were offset by a new role for the village, as a holiday and second-home resort. With the coming of the railway to nearby Hipsburn in 1847( the station known then as Bilton junction then Alnmouth, now Alnmouth for Alnwick ), spacious villas with sea-views were built, granary buildings converted to residential use or demolished to make way for new cottages. Maps of 1897 show a holiday camp, garden tea-room and many beach-huts amongst the dunes. Heated baths were available by the village's gas station. A links golf course was established in 1869, the fourth oldest in England; it is believed that it was designed by Mungo Park who became the club's first professional.
Alnmouth was rated as among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" by Condé Nast Traveler in 2020. The publication strongly recommended a "pilgrimage to Alnwick Castle". The Northumberland Guide states that the village "well worth exploring", with its "almost picture postcard perfect with its colourful cottages"

[@DavidLorenzoFlorida]

Wow, look how compact the village is! I'm always amazed when I see scenes like this where the boats are docked in the mud till high tide. It just blows my mind. Good flight and footage! 👍

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks for watching, and thanks for your consistent support of the channel.

[@jojojes1352]

Beautiful! I was fortunate to live & work in Alnmouth many years ago. Every day I would stroll down to the beach to watch the waves, no matter the weather! We even had a Christmas day picnic sitting on a huge driftwood log ☺ So happy I 'happened' upon your video.

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thank you for sharing your memories 🤝

[@DavesEpicPhoneShots]

Beautiful smooth serene flight 👍 glorious scenery !

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks buddy, it is a beautiful place, ✌🏼

[@LiewerLine]

👌😍 love it. Big like and full Watch! Hope to see you soon. Best wishes from Germany 🌞 Have a wonderful day. Adrian

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@RossAngell]

Stunning aerial views and great flying! The place is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!🙏👍🙂

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks buddy ✌🏼

[@Steve53]

Amazing to see the amount the tide has to travel to get the boats a float thanks for sharing keep up the good work.👍.

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks very much ✌🏼

[@JoeCoachTV]

Your wonderful videos allow you to explore beautiful places and enjoy beautiful scenery and interesting places like this one. Have a nice day. 👍8

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Many thanks, Enjoy your day.

[@bigsighmusicdroneblogs1843]

Brilliant mate very professionally flown and edited. Well done :)

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks very much.

[@robodrone5662]

Excellent place. Awesome views with matching music 👍

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks very much.

[@lu.do-box]

You are lucky to be able to film in these beautiful places. You manage the drone well with a lot of finesse.👏

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Yes Blessed to live close by. Thanks

[@dronature]

Such an amazing video! It's a masterpiece ;)

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks very much.

[@jodia2125]

My mum was born in Alnwick and raised in Alnmouth as my grandad lived in hipsburn. She lived with my grandad, nan and uncle. I cant express enough how grateful i am that she was from there, because when she moved away and had us kids in the Midlands, we still got bought up in Alnmouth because she took us every chance she got. I have never felt home like Alnmouth. It will forever hold the biggest ever piece of my heart and i cannot put into words how much of my life revolves around putting myself in a position to be able to move there with my partner and our dog and start a family there. I hope to everything in the universe that when i die, i open my eyes to see the view of your first clip in this video. Alnmouth is the real heaven on earth and nobody could ever tell me different. What an amazing video, for an amazing place.

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks very much for your response and this is why I do these to give to people memories or to make people visit these places.

[@SkyHighVideos-4kAerialMedia]

Great shots of Alnmouth mate looks as though you had a better sun rise than me very nice choice of track to suit big like from me 👍😊

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks, it was a lovely morning. ✌🏼

[@mikw1809]

great views, nicely filmed

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks very much.

[@coasttocoastcaravanning6138]

Such a beautiful place 😍 💕 ❤

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

It’s lovely in Alnmouth. Thanks for your continued support ✌🏼

[@doreennichols3881]

Very pretty Village. I could live there quite happily.

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Me too Doreen, Today I am starting editing a video that goes from Scarborough to Berwick all the way up the coast, over 150 miles with tags on the video stating places and things of interest. ✌🏼

[@doreennichols3881]

@@PeaceDroneAerialVideo WoW! Looking forward to that one.

[@lch51dronepilot17]

Great vid must get up the coast this summer 👌

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Love the coast and the fresh air. Thanks for your continued support ✌🏼

[@cesrey]

OOOHHH Amazing beauty and quality views, thanks very much Peace Drone (NORTH EAST UK DRONE FOOTAGE)

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks very much.

[@RandomStreamerr]

Its like a dream seriously!🎈🎈🌲🌲🌵🌵🦎🦎🌴🌴🌳🌳

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Thanks it is a special place.

[@anngulliver5964]

Alnmouth has such a beautiful wide stretch of sand. It has a peach/soft orange colour to it. Drones is the best way to see it in a video. Thanks for this. Have you got any drone videos for Whitburn/Seaburn beach in Sunderland or South Shields beach?

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Yes lots on the Channel including a long one from Scarborough to Berwick with not one inch of coastline missed.